THE EYE OF JUDGMENT – Biolith Rebellion 2 (Set 2) detailed

With 100 new THE EYE OF JUDGMENT cards on the horizon, the amount of buzz generated by the last blog post, and with a lot of questions asked, we wanted to explain some details for Biolith Rebellion 2 (Set 2). But first, check out another wave of cards with some bonus ‘in-progress’ gameplay footage of a few of them in action:

Biolith Rebellion (Set 1) focused on introducing the basic rules and challenged the gamer with mastering gameplay tactics. Biolith Rebellion 2’s cards will bring ‘deck-based strategy’ into play by incorporating more ‘card-combos’ to create a wider variety of decks.

In addition to card-combos, creating custom themed decks will be easier thanks having more cards and special abilities tied to a specific race or affiliation (i.e. Lizard decks, Goblin decks, Church of Parmus decks, etc).

Also, more focused color decks will be more attainable due to a greater variety of character abilities and new game changing spells.

Thanks to all our fans’ feedback, we’ve created more cards to help balance the existing set (i.e. the powerful “Dodge” and “Biolith” decks from Set 1)

Finally, Set 1 players who don’t purchase the Set 2 expansion, will STILL be able to battle against Set 2 owners.

So here’s a quick list of new abilities and mechanics:

Decoy – Distracts affected enemy creatures so they can only attack target creatures with Decoy

Fieldmorph – Changes a target field to the same element as the creature occupying it

Online players will now be ranked by both “Ability” and “Honor” – so you can select your opponent by skill and sportsmanship

“Special matches” will be introduced to add more deck building challenges to our online gamers – more details to come…

So how will Biolith Rebellion 2 be distributed?

First, you have to have the EOJ software bundle and registration to the PLAYSTATION Network

Then you’ll need to purchase “THE EYE OF JUDGMENT – Biolith Rebellion 2 (Set 2) expansion pack” from the PLAYSTATION Store. The expansion pack includes all the data for 100 new character models, animations, and in-game rules to allow Set 2 cards to function under the “Eye”

Finally, check out your local GameStop, Target, ToysRUs, Wal*Mart and other select retailers or online at Amazon.com to get your hands on the new Set 2 cards from Wizards of the Coast / Hasbro – Booster packs for $3.99 and Theme Decks for $14.99.

Lastly – When?

THE EYE OF JUDGMENT – Biolith Rebellion 2 (Set 2) will be available on March 27th (both Expansion pack on PSN & Set 2 cards @ retail).

Whew, lots of info for today…stay tuned for more news, upcoming promotions, tournaments, strategy tips and other community support for our EOJ fans.

PS…We know most of you will ask about the price for North America, so check back here in March.

So what\’s stopping you now? If you get the game, hit me up and I\’ll get you some boosters to start out right. (Sorry, guys – one time offer, only because he didn\’t start the comments with \”FIRST\”…lol

As for marketing, lots of our efforts were more on the grassroots level (gaming convention presence, store level demos – thanks SCEA Merchandisers, etc). We also had our fair share of print and online advertising, but focused towards the TCG\’er and not the \’mass market\’ gamer. But to cover off on the larger market, we worked with Wizards of the Coast to air TV spots and more online banners (Cartoon Network, G4, etc). It wasn\’t as big as the Heavenly Sword campaign, but it was out there. Also, we knew going in that this wasn\’t going to be an instant hit, but something grown thru word of mouth and a thriving community.

It’s great to be back, and awesome to be able to post on this topic, one of my favorite games!

Bring on more cool Eye games!

I really liked how in the tech demo video for the Eye when it first came out, was how the user in the video manipulated the XMB virtually by “grabbing” the icons on the screen ( in the air) to play music or switch games!

I had a hard time finding cards in stock at the local Target and Wal Mart stores, but did find them at the local comic book shop. I’d try the usual card stores if you’re not having any luck at the bigger retailers.

You mention the big-box stores. What about the small, independent gaming stores? Will they also get stock on release, or will they have to wait several months. (I had a booster-box on order with my local one for almost all of January until WotC finally shipped them stock.)

finally an eye of judgement game post.first let me say how great this game is.Second can sony host a tournaments in each state to find the best of the best and have them join a final in the state that best for sony to do it with a grand prize being some free cards.Third thing i wanted was sony hold a context in which the commuity can design a card and vote on the submits and the card get made for uses in eye of judgement?

Glad you\’re enjoying it. Tournaments are in the works for 08, probably not like you have mapped out but in some manner – I know the team in Japan is not only working on new cards, but new online gameplay elements…

thank you mark, well right now, money, and the lack of it is holding me. But I think this game has appealed to even non TCGers Ive shown others videos of this (gamers who dont like pokemon, magic or yugioh) and they have fallen in love with the idea. Thanks for the offer, Im gonna go work overtime now! XD

The game itself was fairly easy to find in Canada (almost all Computer Gaming stores carried it)
but it was Literally impossible to find expansion decks (game stores could not even order em)
I probably would have bought many decks (felt outgunned online lol) but without a supply T_T

Mark, can anything be done to prevent card printing? It is something wrong and unfair that cheap people are able to fine print these cards and the playstation eye can read them. Patch this please, if anyway possible, or make the new cards have something that cant be done on regular paper.

I know the team is constantly looking at ways to prevent this, but I think its something that will always be an issue, because people always find a way. Other entertainment mediums, have similar issues (i.e. copied CD\’s, bootlegged DVD\’s, torrents, etc). I do know that the team constantly tests these copied cards and verified they\’re not as stable as real cards, especially in the online environment.

Looking at the big picture, its a bigger issue on our end due to business / sales impact, but from a gamer\’s perspective – cards are only a small part of the equation. Once you have cards, you have to know how to put a solid deck together, know how, and when to play them and have a little \’card draw\’ luck on your side. And I figure if you spend enough time playing and mastering those elements, you\’ll only settle for quality cards (and support our production team) :)

I’d be glad, but then I’m in Canada and whatever is “Eye of Judgment” can’t be ordered via Previews magazine. (I work in a comic store) It says “only available in continental US” which means I can’t order it. Also, I tried to order a box of boosters and never received it. I stopped playing the game because I’m stuck with the starter deck…

I\’m checking to see the situation in Canada, but if you\’re looking online – Amazon.com and Gamestop.com are great sites for getting cards. They\’ve been there since Day 1 and show constant support for EOJ.

Yeah, you\’ll get that if you\’re just starting out, but stick with it. One thing that helped me when I started out with TCG\’s was going online and reading about the intricacies and strategies of the game and asked a lot of questions. I was hooked even more and became a better player. Start with our forums and visit some of the great fan sites out there.

Hey mvalledor, booster packs are very hard to find out here in NY. Any chance we’ll be seeing more in stores?
Toys r us carries them but they are really over priced $5.00 per booster packs, theme decks are $18.00 before taxes. EB and GameStop are usually sold out since the workers themselves buy them with their 15% store discount. I have to troop all over the city to find these cards.
I’m missing about 10 more cards to complete the entire series 1.

Your right with regards to a striving community base. All of our new members get a complete and comprehensive welcome letter. Along with all the necessary resources one would need? For those just starting out with The Eye of Judgment.

Sorry guys. I was planning to respond to all the comments when I got home, but the wife took a detour on the ride home, so now we’re at Target pillaging the home decor clearance aisle. Thank goodness I can read the blog on my phone. Keep the questions coming and I’ll get to them tonight.

mvalledor,
Is there any word on a fix to award a win to a player that had their opponent disconnect on them while the winning player was in check? This has been an concern brought up on the ps boards. Bascially a 2 hour game would go by with no award to the winning player who played honorably.
Thank you for the upcoming Set 2, I can’t wait :)

I\’ll have more details next time, but the new ranking system, mentioned above, is designed for that in mind. Two rankings, one for ability and one for sportsmanship. In the end, you\’ll be able to determine who the honest players are. Kinda like the feedback system on eBay…

please answer my post it seem no one respond to anything i say on this blog and i feel like i being let down each time i post something my post is number 11 hopely you answer that one and if you take the time to answer mines then thanks you for keeping this number 1 fan of eye of judgement and the playstation3!!!!!
P.S i also a huge fan of the psp but since i lost my job i cannt afford one.

Hi Chase, Yes you can send game invites from the on-line menu. You would recreate a custom match->then select create dual room. Once you have completed in creating the room there will be option for sending invites which will bring to pre-defined EOJ letter allowing you to select from a list or entering the PSN_ID.

ah yes, saying \”tap 2 counterspell\” back in the days brings backs memories.

As for Set 2, I haven\’t seen it yet, I would guess no, just based on how MTG and EOJ are different. The new Intercept ability could be viewed as a distant cousin of it, but when the minds of our Japan Studios and WotC brainstorm on new sets, nothing is unimaginable.

I saw your reply to the earlier post about tournaments, and I have to say, that is a great idea!

I also have to mirror what was said about being disappointed we have to pay more money to simply play with the new cards..

as much as I love this game, it’s seems exorbitant on top of the price of the actual new cards to buy..surely someone in marketing is going to find a focus group that shows charging more for this is going to anger some gamers (you know how they get! lol!)

(don’t get me wrong! this game really pushes the technology into new and cool territories like no other, everyone loves it when they see it, though some don’t like the music at all..)

So hopefully you make it home safely and can answer our questions later!

A++ to this guy. I will leave my ban of not buying a thing for my system till Q’s are answered and buy all the Packs at my local Game Stop Stores. Each one says they have 4 packs in. I still need over 25 cards and my Water Phantom does not register :(